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Thrik

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Posted in: Overclocking
  Thrik
12-01-2007, 1:12 PM
#2
Overclocking allows you to increase the clock rate of your CPU. For example, when you buy something like an Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, it's clocked at 2.4GHz. Overclocking would be raising that to 3GHz, which is effectively a 25% performance gain. You...  [Read More]
Posted in: Building a new system!
  Thrik
12-01-2007, 6:56 AM
#39
edit - darn these name changes >> who is this thrik character :D T7? Heh. :D No, I've always been Thrik. I just spend most of my time in the 'Original Titles' forums. :)...  [Read More]
Posted in: Building a new system!
  Thrik
11-30-2007, 10:59 AM
#27
You're also pushing it with the processor. I'm not sure how much that can be overclocked, but I can tell you from personal experience that an E6600 (2.4GHz) bottlenecks an 8800 GTX in a lot of games because they don't use both cores. The E6600 has h...  [Read More]
Posted in: Building a new system!
  Thrik
11-30-2007, 5:18 AM
#22
Do you really think games won't be routinely making good use of at least 4GB of RAM before 2010, jmac? Seriously? Bear in mind that by 2010 we'll be looking down the barrel of a whole new generation of consoles, and who knows what kind of PC games co...  [Read More]
Posted in: Building a new system!
  Thrik
11-29-2007, 11:30 AM
#17
Rogue Nine, is the NVIDIA 8800GT (brand new) out of your price range? Like the Q6600, it's a much more efficient revision of the 8800 series and delivers performance roughly halfway between the 8800 GTS 640mb and the 8800 GTX 768mb, yet at a price ro...  [Read More]
Posted in: Building a new system!
  Thrik
11-29-2007, 11:17 AM
#16
Ray I've already made the argument about 32-bit compatibility, and once again will reaffirm it: almost nothing doesn't work on Vista 64-bit. I've yet to encounter one, and I've got a huge range of applications installed on my computer. As for buying...  [Read More]
Posted in: Building a new system!
  Thrik
11-29-2007, 10:14 AM
#12
As for program compatibility, almost all 32-bit software works without incident on 64-bit Vista. Additionally, the chances are that the manufacturer for your hardware has 64-bit drivers unless you're using hardware that's more than a few years old. A...  [Read More]
Posted in: Building a new system!
  Thrik
11-29-2007, 10:10 AM
#11
As for a 64 Bit OS, which common software is using natively 64 Bit today? And what do you need a 64 Bit OS for, when none of the software you're going to use is 64 Bit?32-bit Windows cannot use more than 3GB of RAM, so part of the 4GB of RAM you just...  [Read More]
Posted in: Building a new system!
  Thrik
11-29-2007, 6:31 AM
#6
I'd have to highly recommend that you use the 64-bit version if you're installing a new system. The industry is inevitably going to go completely in the direction of 64-bit, if nothing else for the memory (RAM) limit 32-bit has. Critically though, t...  [Read More]
Posted in: Building a new system!
  Thrik
11-28-2007, 12:34 PM
#3
Don't get the E6600. :D The Q6600 recently dropped in price after a new, more efficient version of the Q6600 was released; in the UK you can get it for just Ј20 more than the E6600, and from a quick look at Google Products the difference is only $2...  [Read More]
Posted in: Games for 2008
  Thrik
12-01-2007, 1:24 PM
#11
Doesn't make it any less fun. :) There's been no significant sequel to it on the PC, and Worms 3D definitely doesn't count. A game doesn't have to be new to be fun (and I certainly play enough new games)....  [Read More]
Posted in: Games for 2008
  Thrik
11-24-2007, 5:41 PM
#6
Yeah, I have to admit that the UT3 demo entirely unenthused me. It just seemed to lack much soul, and is literally more of the same with better graphics; I can't see it being any less or more fun than UT if you're with people you know. If you're by...  [Read More]
Posted in: Games for 2008
  Thrik
11-20-2007, 3:02 PM
#2
• Team Fortress 2 • Worms!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! • Battlefield 3...  [Read More]
Posted in: Which is the best choice?
  Thrik
11-13-2007, 2:40 PM
#5
Yes, this is definitely a 'taking all the keys out is the only way to get all the bits out' type of question. :D :D With them being so affordable (a great Logitech Media Elite is only about Ј15), I'd rather just have a shiny new keyboard once it ge...  [Read More]
Posted in: Which is the best choice?
  Thrik
11-13-2007, 10:55 AM
#1
Which is the best choice?...  [Read More]
Posted in: Saving games with the PC version
  Thrik
10-22-2007, 12:17 AM
#2
Hi Malagris. :) I don't actually remember this happening, but if it only moved me a short distance I most probably wasn't paying enough attention. If it doesn't move you particularly far then it could simply be that the save game system takes a snap...  [Read More]
Posted in: An idea for future Monkey Island fan games...
  Thrik
09-28-2007, 4:41 PM
#3
I don't think there'd be too much of an audience as there's a kind of nostalgic charm attached to MI1 and MI2; that is, it's the nostalgia that allows one to be completely unaffected by the relatively ancient-looking visuals. I don't think a new game...  [Read More]
Posted in: MI 1 & 2 Remakes?
  Thrik
09-21-2007, 7:35 AM
#2
Look down a few threads below this one. ;)...  [Read More]
Posted in: No movie or music sound/audio
  Thrik
09-16-2007, 10:03 AM
#5
Excellent. :D...  [Read More]
Posted in: No movie or music sound/audio
  Thrik
09-15-2007, 11:04 AM
#3
I think I recall reading that Psychonauts does come with its own decoders, which are wherever it's installed. What you might be able to do is download (or copy) the ones that actually work for you, and then overwrite (backing up first, of course) th...  [Read More]
Posted in: Halo 3 for the wii or ps3
  Thrik
11-29-2007, 6:36 AM
#31
It has Call of Duty 3 and Metroid Prime, as well as an updated version of Resident Evil 4 (although that's a third-person shooter). More will inevitably come; just like the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, and most other consoles, the first year is pret...  [Read More]
Posted in: Halo 3 for the wii or ps3
  Thrik
11-29-2007, 5:20 AM
#29
Far Cry began on the PC and different versions of the game were made for the various consoles. As far as I'm aware they didn't literally port it to the consoles, although I could be wrong. I also believe none of the console versions were handled by C...  [Read More]
Posted in: Halo 3 for the wii or ps3
  Thrik
09-27-2007, 5:05 AM
#23
The Wii is roughly as powerful as an Xbox, perhaps slightly better. To handle Halo 3 the game would most likely need to be scaled back to more like Halo 2's graphics; critically though, if Halo 3 has a lot of physics (vehicles, stuff bouncing around,...  [Read More]
Posted in: What new game is double fine working on?
  Thrik
11-20-2007, 11:24 AM
#87
Haven't you been keeping up? Brutal Legend (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutal_Legend) was announced. :D I'm working on a fan site for it to go up at http://www.brutallegend.net/....  [Read More]
Posted in: Not Dead! Sleeping
  Thrik
11-17-2007, 9:37 PM
#8
I'm still waiting for that definition!!...  [Read More]
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